Country to Country is back for 2027, and it’s finally doing something it’s never done before: bringing a third city into the mix. From 12 to 14 March, C2C spreads across The O2 in London, the OVO Hydro in Glasgow and, brand new for this edition, Manchester’s AO Arena, running on the festival’s usual shuffle where a different headliner lands in a different city each night.
All three headliners are topping C2C for the first time, and each one gets there a different way. Ashley McBryde is probably the sentimental pick: she played the Spotlight Stage back in 2018, long before headline slots were part of the conversation, and eight years and a stack of CMA, ACM and Grammy wins later, she’s finally at the top of the poster. Riley Green is back in the UK for the first time since his 2025 tour sold out. And Jelly Roll is doing something he’s never done anywhere in this country before: headlining.
They’re joined by Cooper Alan, Midland, Cole Swindell, Jackson Dean, Dasha, Chase Matthew, Carter Faith, Emily Ann Roberts, Kashus Culpepper, Blake Whiten, Mack Geiger and Laci Kaye Booth, plus the genre’s next wave on the CMA Spotlight Stage, which for the first time runs across all three cities rather than just one: Late Night Thoughts, Colin Lynch, Chandler Walters, Benny G, Owen Riegling, Jason Scott & The High Heat, Greylan James, Lanie Gardner and Belles.
Manchester getting a look-in is the real story here. It’s the first time C2C has bothered with anywhere outside London and Glasgow since it launched in 2013, and the AO Arena shows come with their own city-wide programme built around them: daytime sets at New Century across the weekend, backed by Manchester Accommodation BID, a coalition of the city’s hotels and serviced apartments pushing to get more events like this one to happen there in the first place. Absolute Radio Country is covering the Manchester leg with interviews and highlights all weekend, and BBC Radio 2, broadcast partner since C2C started, is back on the airwaves for it too.
There’s a genuinely nice cause tucked into the ticket price. C2C has partnered with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library UK, adding a small donation, £1 on day tickets, £2 on weekend ones, that goes towards giving under-fives across the UK a free, age-appropriate book every month. Amazon Music is also on board as the festival’s streaming partner, with the full 2027 lineup up there to listen through now.
Tickets go through an AXS presale from 10am on Wednesday 30 September, open to anyone who’s signed up in advance, with general sale following at 10am on Friday 2 October.